00:00I'm Assistant Sheriff Brian Peterson with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
00:05I'm here today to provide additional information on an officer-involved shooting that occurred this past Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
00:15Please note, we are still early in the investigation and some of the details may change as we receive more
00:22information.
00:24This is our eighth officer-involved shooting in 2026 and the fifth fatal officer-involved shooting of the year.
00:33At this time last year, we were at four officer-involved shootings, three of which were fatal, one was non
00:41-fatal.
00:43The location of this incident was in the 5100 block of Boulder Highway.
00:49You can see an overview scene to the left.
00:53The officer involved in this incident is Cristobal Magana.
00:59He is 29 years old and has been with LVMPD since 2024.
01:05Officer Magana is currently assigned to Southeast Area Command, which is part of our Community Safety Division.
01:13He was armed with a Glock 47 9mm handgun equipped with an optic and tactical light.
01:21The investigation revealed he fired six rounds.
01:25The suspect in this incident was identified as Travis Ward.
01:32He was 35 years old, 5 foot 8, 206 pounds.
01:39Ward was armed with a Taurus PT-111 9mm handgun.
01:45The investigation revealed he fired one round during this incident.
01:51And his firearm had nine additional rounds in the magazine.
01:56You can see a picture of the suspect's gun to my left.
02:01The following are Ward's charges had he survived.
02:06Attempt murder.
02:08Discharge a firearm where a person might be endangered.
02:12Own, possess a firearm by a prohibited person.
02:16Carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.
02:19And burglary.
02:21I will now go into the details of the incident.
02:25On July 21st, 2026, at 6.03 a.m., LVMPD Communications received a call of a physical altercation at the
02:36business of the 5100 block of Boulder Highway.
02:39The caller could be heard yelling at several individuals and telling one of the individuals not to throw a rock.
02:48Several officers were immediately dispatched and one officer arrived shortly thereafter.
02:55As the officer parked and began exiting his patrol vehicle, he heard a gunshot coming from inside.
03:03Followed by several people running out of the business.
03:08Simultaneously, the individual who called the police advised dispatch that someone had been shot.
03:16As the officer got out of his car, Ward ran out of the business armed with a gun.
03:23The officer gave verbal commands for Ward to drop the gun.
03:26But he refused to comply, causing the officer to discharge his firearm, striking him.
03:33I will now show you body-worn camera from the involved officer.
03:39And I want you to listen closely.
03:40As the officer arrives, you can hear one gunshot.
03:45I want you to listen closely.
03:55As the officer came together, there was a round fire...
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